"If your pictures aren't good enough, you aren't close enough." - Robert Capa. That's how I approach street portraits. I use a long lens, making me something of an outlier among street photographers. I do it, in part, to be unobtrusive but also to achieve a tight crop, like an actor's head shot. If I can see the details of a face, I can convey the personality of the individual on the other side of the lens. At least that's what I think. So, I submit this portfolio with a tip of the hat to Mr. Capa.
Once I wanted to be Ansel Adams, a reach, especially for someone who lives and photographs in New Jersey. But even when I went out into real wilderness, I never felt at one with these places. My introduction to street photography was "Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Early Work". I was hooked immediately. My first attempts at street photography were in New York. From the beginning, I knew this was where I belonged. Even in neighborhoods that were new to me, I felt that these were my streets. I have photographed in the US, in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. They are still my streets.
